Solar industry given the ‘Greenlight’: Sologistics takes on solar soft costs with new portal

With an eye toward continually innovating how solar projects reach completion, Sologistics Solar Project Management is launching Greenlight, a new client portal to allow greater access and communication during the solar installation process. The portal capitalizes on the robust capabilities of the Salesforce customer relationship management (CRM) platform to manage the inherent complexities of solar project management. It allows end to end, 24 hour transparency throughout the project, closer communication among team members and clients, and ultimately shortens the time it takes to complete a solar project in an increasingly complex and competitive market.

Among the benefits beta testers have already noted about Greenlight:

• 24/7 access to view a project’s status and approve/reject next steps
• Intuitive interface for the even the least tech-savvy user
• Easy access to input vital project documents and download deliverables
• Clear details on tasks that need to be completed to expedite the project completion
• Mobile access via Salesforce’s app – clients’ projects are in the palm of their hands

​“One of our core guiding principles at Sologistics is simply to ‘do what we say we’re going to do’” says Sologistics’ CEO, Fayeann Lawrence. “It’s a simple enough statement, but actually much less common in today’s work environment than one would hope. We conceptualized, built and implemented our client-partner portal to help us achieve that goal and stay accountable to it.”

The ultimate goal is to have clients thrive in the competitive solar industry by developing innovative and helpful solutions like the the client portal. Solar installation is often fraught with delays due to paperwork, permitting, applications and inspections. These soft costs eat away at solar companies’ bottom lines, and where efficiencies can be made, everyone wins.

Stakeholders in the project stay in touch with the project, and more importantly, receive alerts automatically when a task assigned to them is ready to work on. This keeps the process running smoothly and on time. As demand for solar increases, this allows installers to complete more projects in same amount of time.

About Sologistics

Founded in 2015, Sologistics Solar Project Management partners with solar installers and developers to help control the quality, timing and overhead expenses of their solar projects, avoiding costly missteps that result in project reworks. We offer an expedited permit process for solar companies to complete their work – on time and for much less cost than if they were trying to manage it alone. We are proud also to be a Minority / Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE). This means our clients can bid for projects requiring MWBE certification, giving them a distinct advantage over competitors in the market. It also means we support leveraging the capabilities of those from underserved areas to maximize their opportunities, while also gaining the brightest and best minds in the business for our team.